]]>http://yogabetter.com/syb-new-location-is-open/feed/0Saturday, September 8th = Opening party for our NEW STUDIO Location!http://yogabetter.com/new-studio/
http://yogabetter.com/new-studio/#respondFri, 31 Aug 2018 00:52:58 +0000http://yogabetter.com/?p=608The first class is at 9am on Friday morning, September 7th with Andria!

Saturday, we start with Maria at 9am, followed by the “How Stress Works” workshop with Andrew from 12:30pm-2:30pm, and finish up with our PARTY starting at 630pm.

Well, we love you guys like crazy.

Getting to run a space that allows us to meet and support all of you in our small way feels like a dream come true.

We also love thinking how to give thanks: how to both be grateful and express gratitude in an impactful way. We’re lucky enough to know some of the most crazily generous people in Houston: People who have sparked movements, given their lives to creating new programs, founded schools, initiatives, non-profits, community projects, and given away more tacos than most people could ever sell.

These leaders inspire us. And in their shadow, we humbly (but really excitedly announce) that

All sYB classes will be Free for the month of DECEMBER

“What is that you say!?!” Yes, free! Bring that neighbor or spouse, coworker or sibling, and give them the gift that you know will make a difference for their life.

Consider this a small gift to the city we love amd ome that has given us so much.

But there’s more! Though your attendance in Dec won’t count against your blocks, we’re still selling them, and offering a chance to win:

For each block of 10 classes you buy in December, you’ll be entered into a drawing for A Year of Free sYB Yoga!

2018 is going to be a really good year for someone!
(drawing will be Jan 1st)
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New: Tuesday + Thurs Class & Change
You loved these classes at Tacos A Gogo, now they’re here for their winter home (And not in the sun, either!)

On Saturday, October 21, we celebrated six months of yoga and wellness at Studio Yoga Better with food, music, laughter and colorful balloons! We are honored to serve each and every one of you, and we are so grateful to you for supporting us in the early days of our new studio.

We captured the evening through many photos; visit our sYB 6 Month-aversary Party album on Facebook to see the fun. Thank you to all who attended and to those of you who purchased two class blocks (at a great discount)!

]]>http://yogabetter.com/six-month-anniversary-party/feed/0Yoga Better: A Better Youhttp://yogabetter.com/yoga-better-a-better-you/
http://yogabetter.com/yoga-better-a-better-you/#respondThu, 21 Sep 2017 20:18:05 +0000http://yogabetter.com/?p=431Last month, we were honored with the opportunity to be included by Houstonia Magazine in the article, “Stretch Yourself at 7 New Houston Yoga Studios This Fall.” The write up covers some of the newest yoga studios in our great city. How fantastic it is that Houstonians have so many great options to suit individual needs, styles and preferences!

Taking off from the article’s description of our studio, we want to share more about who we are and what we do.

Yoga Better is the perfect style to both hook people like your parents or begrudging spouse on yoga, as well as expand your practice regardless of your level. The true difference between our practice and others lies in our focus on anatomy-based movement and functionality, leaving you feeling better at any age. The Yoga Better style isn’t simply a collection of new poses and sequences – it’s a way of thinking about the body.

Our owners and instructors study and share the science of our bodies. Though we know the traditional practices, we don’t use much of them. Just as we don’t use medicine the same way we did one thousand years ago, the practice of yoga is evolving.

Yoga Better is a part of that evolution. We teach what works for modern human beings. Above all, we train you to profoundly feel your body throughout the class and our promise is that you’ll feel better when you leave.

Being around people who love to learn is infectious, but learning is so founded from and by one’s self. To grow, I need to have

the underlying interest in the subject

the excitement for growth

the willingness to self-access

the curiosity to fuel gaining knowledge

That’s why I have always acknowledged that the Teacher Student Training Course is not for everyone at this moment in their lives. I want people to develop their personal aesthetic, their preference for this versus this, and in the course, I challenge you to do that further, but even registering for the course is a choice based on a preference, a belief in me or the course, and an underlying interest that you may not be able to fully explain.

I love that!

In dancing Argentine tango, I have a rule:If you say no, I won’t ask you more than twice to dance.

That’s not the same as being upset or offended that you said no. Rather, it’s for a simple reason:I only want to dance with people who want to dance with me.

I want you to dance with whom you want to dance. You don’t have to want to dance with me! This is your life and the one life that we all have to live: enjoy! With any luck, there will be someone else that want to dance with me.

I feel the same about all studios, styles, preferences, practices, focuses, and aesthetics that we all express through our yoga practice or classes. This is not a zero-sum game, where if you win, I lose. Nope. You win, awesome! Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. But the more yoga we have out there, the better.

I am committed to creating things that make a measurable impact on the quality of people’s lives, and the way I do it, the product I create, the language I use, the things I emphasize, are all my own, born from the wonderful chance that has been my upbringing and history. If that doesn’t float your boat, cool-beans. Hopefully someone will like my stuff and come. That form or self-selection is so important and, I believe, what makes the TST such a unique and fun course.

If you’ve been on the fence about taking the course, I’ll always say the same thing:What do you want?

Why would you take all the trouble to pay for and attend this course? Then it’s up to me to do whatever it takes for you to have a great time.

This is a room that loves learning, growing, strengthening the sinew that supports and connects our understanding, our classes, our practice, our bodies. If you’re in that room, you’ll love it! But you wouldn’t be in the room if you didn’t love it, anyway. [Mind Blown!]

That’s the good kind of Catch 22 I love embracing. If you’re considering the course, there’s a reason, so you might as well jump. I promise you’ll love it. After all, it was you who chose it!